‘Candy Crush’ Game Maker Plans IPO

Midasplayer International Holding Co., the publisher of online and mobile games including the popular “Candy Crush Saga,” has hired banks to pursue a U.S. initial public offering, according to people familiar with the move. Midasplayer, better known as King, has tapped banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse Group AG, and Bank of America Corp. to handle a potential offering, these people said. They cautioned that the pricing and timing of any deal had not yet been completed.

A spokesman for the company said: “King’s success and growth presents numerous opportunities for the business to develop further, and one option would be to take the company public. However, while it’s an option for the future, we would not comment on when we could consider making such a decision.”